And for the second year in a row, the FCC has met their own deadline of releasing the ESL at least 60 days before opening the window. This could become a habit. [The 4th column in the table shows the number of days between the release of the ESL and the opening of the window.]

We tied the previous record for longest window. Not the way Mel wanted to go, and I have to say that the longer window doesn't help applicants that much. As FFL's analysis shows, few applicants took advantage of the days in December. A longer window is really only useful if application review were quicker; you could theoretically get your funding rejected early in the window, then fix whatever the problem was, and restart the process from scratch and get a second 471 in before the end of the window. Hey, I can dream, can't I?

The analysis I'd like to see goes the opposite direction of FFL's: we're now 52 days from the end of the window. How many 471s were filed 52 days from the end of the window last year, as opposed to how many have been filed this year? That would show whether applicants are taking any advantage of the earlier start.

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Involved with the E-Rate program since 1997, On-Tech's president, Dan Riordan, has continuously assisted schools and libraries in obtaining E-Rate funding, first as a trainer, then as a district employee, and now as an E-Rate consultant.